Ignacio Mendez (1953, Argentina).
Studied composition at the CEAMC (Centro de Estudios Avanzados
en Música Contemporánea) in Buenos Aires, New Composition
Techniques and Live Electronics at the HfMT (Hochschule für
Musik und Theater Hamburg). Self taught guitarist works with
electric guitar, MIDI guitar, computer, multimedia and writes
music for instrumental ensembles/groups, art-videos, performance
and dance.
At present his main interest is writing music with tempo
shifting between voices and instruments:
Up Still Down for 5 electric guitars (2004)
Up Still Down 2 for 8 electric guitars (2005)
Distortion for 8 electric guitars (2006)
Fragility for ensemble (16 instruments -2008)
In the Clouds for choir (2009)
Second Replicators for 8 electric guitars and 3
vibraphones (2011)
Replicators for 2 pianos and 4 players (2013)
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Ignacio Mendez (1953, Argentina).
Estudió composición en el CEAMC (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en
Música Contemporánea) en Buenos Aires, Nuevas Técnicas de
Composición y Live Electronics en la HfMT (Alta Escuela de
Música y Teatro de Hamburgo). Guitarrista autodidacta trabaja
con guitarra eléctrica, guitarra MIDI, computadora, multimedia y
escribe música para ensambles/grupos instrumentales, art-videos,
performance y danza.
Actualmente su interés principal es componer piezas con
desfasaje de tempo entre voces e instrumentos:
Up Still Down para 5 guitarras eléctricas (2004)
Up Still Down 2 para 8 guitarras eléctricas
(2005)
Distortion para 8 guitarras eléctricas (2006)
Fragilidad para ensamble (16 instrumentos -2008)
En las nubes para coro
(2009)
Second Replicators para 8 guitarras eléctricas and 3
vibráfonos (2011)
Replicators para 2 pianos y 4 ejecutantes (2013)
CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES
12/6/2015 20:00
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États intermédiares
Moxi Beidenegl (Gesang, eGitarre, Percussion,
Electronics
Ignacio Mendez (eGitarre, Percussion, Electronics)
Rud Witt (Installation textile Objekte)
Kirche der Stille
Helenenstraße 14 A
22765 Hamburg
http://vamh.de/index.php?gig=2734
12/4/2015 16:00 bis 18:00
Christianskirche
Syria
Ignacio Mendez (Komposition und Live electronics)
Rud Witt (Malerei)
Ottenser Markplatz 6
22765 Hamburg
Eintritt: Spende
9/4/2015 09:30 bis 11:30
Kirche der Stille
Syria
Ignacio Mendez (Komposition und Live electronics)
Rud Witt (Malerei)
Helenenstraße 14 A
22765 Hamburg
Eintritt: Spende01/11/2014 21:00
Psycho Deli
Moxi Beidenegl (gesang und electronics)
Ignacio Mendez (zarod & electronics)
KO*OP
Beerenweg 1
22761 Hamburg
Eintrit €5
26/09/2014 20:30
Friday on my mind
Joachim Kamps (e-piano)
Melanie Mehring (keyboard & electronics)
Ignacio Mendez (zarod & electronics)
Julian Schaefer (bansuri,
saz, hulusi)
Linker Laden
Kleine Schäferkamp 46
20357, Hamburg
http://www.freitagsmusik.de/
13/06/2014 19:00
48h Wilhelmsburg 2014
MENDEZ
Moxi Beidenegl -
(gesang/elektronik)
Ignacio Mendez (zarod/electronics)
Joern Moeller (drums)
Energiebunker / Neuhöfer Straße 7
21107 Wilhemsburg, Hamburg
http://musikvondenelbinseln.de/48h/programm-2014
11/05/2014 19:00
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Hamburgische Payada
la china Moxi Beidenegl,
el gaucho Ignacio Méndez &
Los Payadores de la máquina del Tiempo:
Moxi Beidenegl -Gesang,
E-Gitarre & Elektronik
Dirk Dhonau - Klavier & Perkussion
Joachim Kamps - Klavier
Melanie Mehring - Klavier
Ignacio Méndez -E-Gitarre
& Elektronik
Joern Moeller - Perkussion
Raphael Raut - Klavier
Julian Schaefer - Bansuri,
Shakuhachi
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Orchesterstudio
http://vamh.de/index.php?gig=2437
02/05/2014 20:30
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Air India
Moxi Beidenegl -
gesang & elektronik
Birgit Maschke - violine
Ignacio Mendez - zarod
Julian Schaefer - bansuri,
shinobue
freitagsmusik / Linker Laden
Kleiner Schäferkamp 46
20357 Hamburg
http://vamh.de/index.php?gig=2402
18/01/2014
20:00
Kampnagel
klub katarakt 41 Festival
Music for the Panotii (2013) UA
Dirk Dhonau, drums & percussion
Ignacio Mendez, electric guitar & electronics
Jarrestraße 20, 22303
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.klubkatarakt.net/30-0-Programm-2014.html
01/12/2013 16:00
Kultur- & Bürgerhaus Marne
"Eine Winterreise"
Melanie Mehring (klavier & keyboards)
Ignacio Mendez (egitarre & electronics)
Schillerstraße 11
25709, Marne
http://www.amt-marne-nordsee.de/kultur-freizeit/kultur-und-buergerhaus/
14/09/2013 19:00
Kultur Festival Neustadt 2013
"Von Pilzen und anderen Wolken"
Melanie Mehring (keyboards)
Ignacio Mendez (egitarre & electronics)
Ulrike Paul (Zeitungsbilder)
Ros e.V.
Rehhofstraße 1-3
20459, Hamburg
http://www.kulturfestival-neustadt.de
23/08/2013 20:30
Freitags Musik
Humus 5
Melanie Mehring (keyboards)
Ignacio Mendez (egitarre & electronics)
Basti Oest (schlagwerk)
Thomas Österheld (kontrabass)
Julian Schaefer (bansuri,
geige, saz)
Kleine Schäferkamp 46
20357, Hamburg
http://www.freitagsmusik.de/
15/08/2013 18:00
Kampnagel
Baltic Raw / Sommertheater Festival
Mexican Spirit Vol.1
Voodoo Ragas
Ignacio Mendez: Zarod & Electronics
Julian Schaefer: Bansuri
Jarrestraße 20
22303, Hamburg
06/07/2013 20:00
Frappant e.V.
replicators (for 4 pianists)
(hommage to Conlon Nancarrow)
Ignacio Mendez and
the
Tempo Machine Piano Quartet
Joachim Kamps, Melanie Mehring,
Raphael Raut & Sergio Vasquez
Zeiseweg 9
Hamburg, Germany
16/06/2013 17:00
Ros e.V.
Elektronische Musik
Melanie Mehring - synthesizer
Ignacio Mendez - eGitarre
& electronics
Rehhoffstraße 1-3, 20459
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.dasros.de/index.php?seite=01.04
08/06/2013 16:30
48h Wilhelmsburg 2013
hümus 101
Melanie Mehring - keyboards
Ignacio Mendez - eGitarre
& electronics
Basti Oest - drums
Thomas Österheld - klarinete,
kontrabass
Julian Schaefer - violine,
bansuri, shakuhachi
zinnwerke / Veringhof 7
, Wilhelmsburg
21107 Hamburg
www.48h-wilhelmsburg.de/
12/05/2013 20:00
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Tres porteños multitasking (Three "porteños"
multitasking) + Ensemble Tempo Machine (Hamburg)
Moxi Beidenegl, Ignacio Mendez & Juan María Solare
(Argentinien)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Orchesterstudio
http://vamh.de/index.php?what=calender&year=2013&month=5&gig=2198
15/02/2013
20:00
Ros e.V.
Electronic Landscapes
(Guitar, Zarod & electronics)
Rehhoffstraße 1-3, 20459
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.dasros.de/index.php?seite=01.04
02/02/2013 20:00
Kampnagel
klub katarakt 37 Festival
Study for Zarod and Electronics (2012)
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.klubkatarakt.net/28-1-Programm-2013.html
19/05/2012 19:30
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Dos Gauchos y una China
(Zwei Gauchos und eine China)
Moxi Beidenegl, Ezequiel Menalled & Ignacio Mendez
(Argentinien)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Orchesterstudio
http://vamh.de/index.php?gig=1955
27 & 28/01/2012
Espacio Cultural Pata de Ganso
M.I.G. (Mañanas
Intrínsecas Geográficas)
Moxi Beidenegl (voice + live electronics)
Gabriel Cerini (polyurethane tubes + tape + live electronics)
Ignacio Mendez (zarod + live electronics)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
http://www.patadeganso.com.ar
22/01/2011 20:00
Kampnagel
klub katarakt 32 Festival
"Desperate Housewaves"
Ignacio Mendez (MIDI guitar prepared with sine waves) &
Ollin Eguren (Dance).
Hamburg, Germany
http://klubkatarakt.net/katarakt_programm11.html
14/05/2010 20:00
Studio KO*OP
Blurred Edges Festival
"ZweitausendZen"
(Music & Performance)
Moxi Beidenegl, Ignacio Mendez & Donghee Nam.
Hamburg, Germany
www.ko-op.eu
10/05/2010 19:00
Glockenhaus
32. Internationale Studienwoche für Zeitgenössische Musik
M.I.G. (Mero Indicio Girondeal) from
Argentina.
Moxi Beidenegl (voice+live electronics), Gabriel
Cerini (tape+live electronics) & Ignacio Mendez
(zarod+live electronics).
Lüneburg, Germany
23/01/2010 20:00
Kampnagel
klub katarakt 31 Festival
"23012010"
Dirk Dhonau (drums/perc) & Ignacio Mendez
(guitar/fx).
"6.800 Billionen Affen" for MIDI guitar (2009
UA)Hamburg, Germany
http://klubkatarakt.net/katarakt_programm10.html
14/03/2010 15:00
Nana Hari
"Seibu-Ikebukuro Line tracks"
(for electric guitar, fx & computer)
Tokyo, Japan
http://www.ftftftf.com/2010.html
29/08/2009 20:00
Studio KO*OP
M.I.G. (Moxi Ignacio Gabriel) from Argentina
Moxi Beidenegl (voice + live electronics), Gabriel
Cerini (tape + live electronics) & Ignacio Mendez
(zarod + live electronics).
(Hamburg, Germany)
www.ko-op.eu
06/11/2009 20:00
Instituto Cervantes
"Los Milagros": Text & Music
María Cecilia Barbetta, Moxi Beidenegl &
Ignacio Mendez
Chilehaus, Fischertwiete 2, 20095
Hamburg, Germany
03/07/2009 19:00
Kunst/Nah
"Porto Folio" (Bilder 3er Häfen)
Paintings from Alejandro Soto
"Spectralbranes" for electric guitar and
electronics
from Ignacio Mendez
Große Bergstraße 152, 22767
Hamburg, Germany
30.04.09 20:00
SKAMraum
"Porto Mutante"
Paintings from Alejandro Soto
"Synästhesie" music performance featuring
no virgins: Ignacio Mendez & Donghee Nam:
electronic music & dance
Ollin Eguren: costumes
Beim Trichter 1, Reeperbahn 1, St. Pauli
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.skam.org
17/01/2009 20:00
Kampnagel
klub katarakt 29 Festival
"espejo" (Spiegel) & "reality sandwiches"
(2008 UA)
Moxi Beidenegl - voice Ignacio Mendez - zarod (stereo electric 6
string
instrument).
25/01/2008 19:30
Haus 73
klub katarakt 27 Festival
"Light music" (Video 2008
UA) from Cornelia Geißler & Ignacio Mendez
"past entropy (fractal bossa)"
for Disklavier
(Ignacio Mendez 2007 UA).
"La bourgeoisie contemporaine" (music and
performance 2008 UA) by
no virgins (Ignacio Mendez & Donghee Nam)
Hamburg, Germany
26/11/2006 20:00
Kultur Forum Altona
klub katarakt 23, 24, 25 Festival
"Life with the Lions No.2: Cambridge 1969"
(J. Lennon / Y. Ono): performance by
no virgins (Ignacio Mendez, feedback guitar &
Donghee Nam, screaming) with guests Víctor
Millones (sax) and Alexandra Gramatke (percussion).
"Distortion" (2005 UA) for 8 distorted
electric
guitars.
Jessenstraße 10, Hamburg, Germany
11/11/2006 21:00
Rote Flora
Crashing Planes : Ignacio Mendez, Robert
Engelbrecht (E-Guitars+FX) & Olve Strelow (drums).,
Schulterblatt 71, 20357
Hamburg, Germany
04/11/2006 18:00
Connecting Media, Multimedia Kongress.
Theaterakademie Hamburg
"Pressure Points" for MIDI Guitar & Video
Friedensallee 9, 22765
Hamburg, Germany
20/10/2006 19:00
Glockenhaus
Composer Portrait
Ignacio Mendez
32. Festival Neue Musik EULEC (European Live
Electronic Center).
Lüneburg, Germany.
01/10/2004 20:00
Podewill
"Der Negative Horizont", with Nelly Boyd (Moxi
Beidenegl, Ignacio Mendez -Buenos Aires, Robert
Engelbrecht, Peter Imig, Jens Röhm-Hamburg): Own
compositions.
Podewill, Saal, Klosterstr. 68-70, 10179
Berlin, Germany
27/03/2004 20:00
Experimental Intermedia
Nelly Boyd Ensemble: own compositions
New York, U.S.A.
http://experimentalintermedia.org/concerts/04/march.shtml
31.01, 01.02 & 02.02.2004 19:00
Hinterconti Gallery
"Peeping John": Nelly Boyd Kreis
Music from Alvin Lucier, Phil Niblock, Terry Riley,
Christian Wolff, Moxi Beidenegl, Robert
Engelbrecht, Carsten Görig, Peter Imig, Ignacio
Mendez & Jens Röhm.
Markstr. 40, Hamburg, Germany.
15/03/2003 20:00
Westwerk
Phil Niblock (music & video) for 3 electric guitars
(Peter Imig, Ignacio Mendez & Robert Engelbrecht)
Hamburg, Germany
OTHER CONCERTS
2002-2009
Neue Musik Lüneburg Festivals
Ensemble Neue Musik Lüneburg &
Live-Elektronik-Ensemble
Hamburg and Lüneburg, Germany
2001
Psycho Deli
Electronic compositions from Moxi Beidenegl and
Ignacio Mendez
Berlin, Germany
2000
MAMBA
(Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires).
"eKlips" for
3 voices & electronics
Buenos Aires, Argentina